Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-19
FORAKER AND FRAUD.
0Ele'S GOVERNOR IN Hef wAfER-soIE
QUESTIONABLE TRANSACTIONS


PrTTsBUHo, October IA special TO the
Dispatch says: The Republican party in
Ohio has gotten itself into great deal of
trouble. and Mr.. Joseph B. Foraker is
greatly worried over the matter. Ii 10 one
of The outdoppings or Developments Of the
election frauds in Columbus and the re-
vival ola page or two Of anciep. history
will he necessary TO efucidate the matter.
Everybody in Ohio is familiar with the
outcome Of the matter, rs an investigation
was had. Some oonvicts in the peniter-
tiAry were inducsd.to say the iorgeries had
been done by tbsmselyes. This squeal was
engineered by Governor Eoraker's private
secretary, Charley Kurtz, and George
Beston, one OF his clerks. Indictments
followed, bat nothing came Of them.
Ii Was resolved to look up the Myers end
of toe deal, with view Of indicting the
Tsdoubtable Allen, and If possible securing
evidence calculated to make trouble for
Mr.. Mclean. The detective assigned 70
the task WAS Arthur Woods, who went 20
Columbus and took lodging on Towns
street, near the msrk-t. He bcgan opera
tons on Fred Steube, who had been q
ws,chman AZ the court house at the time
OF the theft oi the returns and the forgery.
DETECTIVE on THE TRAIL.
Woods and Sieube spent three weeks to-
geth,r, winding up q, Detroit Steube got
drunk there, and Woods. inserting his
siphon, pumped for q confession. which,
like the letter, never came, Steube affirm
ing thI; he knew nothing about the for
crry, and did not want TO get mixed up
with it,
In the meantime one Granville, who
served term in the Ohio peni,tntiary fOg
forgery, and had been indicted for partici-
patton IN the Columbus matter, hsd gone
10 Chicago at Woods invitation. Gran
VILE promptly told all be knew and in
volvrd Henry J. Booth aud Allen Myers in
the entspglefn-Ht Woods then started
after Myers. They were inseperable friends.
but II was n clear case Of BILE and file. He
had more sIasperating time with Myen
than be did with S,eub~. The German
said be knew nothing. while Mysrs told all
be knew, aud sAid Catch me II you can "
Woods made just sixteen reports Of the
operation, the last containing sn epitome
OF the whole case Thee went 10 Georrr
X. Nash, Republican, and Colonel HOLMES,
Democrat, the two attorneys for the Citi-
zers' Committee. They showed plainly
that the penitentiary conrict's theory
WAS ALL MooSsHINE,
and the forgery ~as not committed In the
penitt ntiAry at all. The detective work
showed oonclu-ively that an Official per.
mi,t.d the doctoring OF the returns The
forakSr theory was exploded. and the ei-
forts Of kurta and Barton 10 implica,r four
peTso ns proved Of no avail.
This len some people In the Governor
Ctfice open TO an indictment for conspiracy.
In the meantime, Mr.. Jo-cph Benson For.
aEer went East Ia get SBnbhed He got
ii, and, returning to Columbus, was told
.-~ .--..I, Of the l.l.s-s 81 NJ sp--S~-
He dishelieyed the accuracy Of Woods
efforts, and called for proofs These ~rro
promptly furnished in tie shape of the
detectives sixteenth and Last report The
Governor Dad seen the Others Thi.
document was carried 20 the Governof's
Oftice, and, in some way or Other, the
wicked Democrats got . copy Of u.
Foraker l. IN very bot water The grand
jury is in session ard indictments are In
order. The woods theory sIoneiates q
numbrr uf gentlemen already indicted q.
the mitigation Of some men IN foraker's
office. j; means an abandonment Of the
prosent line of attack ana the waste Of a
good deal Of ammunition to be burned up
on the eve Of the coming election. For.
aker dare not LET 80. The Franklin coun-
~ Grand jury IA in session, and forsk-r's
friends are doing ali in Their power 70 keep
the matter out Of Tie jury room.
A Democratic member 81 the jury was
heard to tell another Democrat that the
prosecutor, who Il q Republican. wAs in
clIned 10 bring up the matter. lie wanted
N know shat course 10 pursue ia cAse %
was ypruDg
The answer was: "ff yor have evidence
enough iBdict Toe men who coinmit,<d the
forgery and fnraker and his officials Tor
conspiracy"
Foraker naturally hss the prosecutor
and Jndg. whom hs sppointed 10 surreed a
DeHocrai, and looks 10 them fos protection
against any GeVeiopmeBi calculated 10 To-
jure biz canvass, bat there - no t.iliny
what Franklin county grand jury will do.